Huntsville (Alabama) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
county seat of Madison County, Alabama, United States
About Huntsville (Alabama)
Huntsville was founded in 1805 by a Virginia man named John Hunt. For the first 140 years of its history, the city was a sleepy cotton town. In 1950, the US Army transferred Dr. Werner von Braun and his team of German rocket scientists to Redstone Arsenal. Within a decade, the city became a center for rocket design and construction. In 1960, NASA opened the Marshall Space Flight Center, which has played a significant role in the Mercury-Redstone (named after Redstone Arsenal), Gemini, and Apollo manned space programs. Huntsville is home to almost 200,000 residents (2018). The Huntsville metro area, with 463,000 residents, is the third largest in Alabama, afterBirminghamandMobile, though the city proper became the largest in Alabama as of the 2020 Census. Madison, Athens, Decatur, and a num
Top Attractions in Huntsville (Alabama)
Explore the best things to see and do in Huntsville (Alabama):
- ★Alabama Constitution Village
- ★Alabama–Huntsville Chargers
- ★Burritt on the Mountain
- ★Civil Axe Throwing
- ★Con*Stellation
- ★Ditto Landing
- ★EarlyWorks Children's History Museum
- ★EarlyWorks Museum Complex
Where to Eat in Huntsville (Alabama)
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Bandito Burrito
- 🍴Furniture Factory Bar & Grill
- 🍴Gibson's BBQ
- 🍴Good Company Cafe
- 🍴Humphrey's Bar and Grill
- 🍴Moe's Southwest Grill
Where to Stay in Huntsville (Alabama)
- 🏨Candlewood Suites Huntsville - Research Park
- 🏨Comfort Suites
- 🏨Embassy Suites Huntsville
- 🏨Fairfield Inn
- 🏨Holiday Inn Research Park
- 🏨Motel 6 (formerly La Quinta)
Huntsville (Alabama) Travel Guide Sections
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